Cook County
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Des Plaines council says no to downtown cannabis dispensaryDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Reversing course, the Des Plaines city council on Monday snuffed out a plan to open a cannabis dispensary in the downtown area. A Chicago-based company called Dispensary...
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Roselle woman who poured boiling water on boyfriend gets 10 yearsDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - A Roselle woman who poured boiling water on her sleeping boyfriend was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison. Alexis Sykes, 23, of 0-100 block of West Central Avenue, p...
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Murphy hosts Des Plaines blood drive Dec. 29Dec 20, 2021 12:00 am - State Sen. Laura Murphy will host a blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, at the West Park Fieldhouse, 651 S. Wolf Road in Des Plaines. Murphy, a Democrat fro...
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Woman arrested after theft at Rivers CasinoDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - A Milwaukee woman accused of stealing money from a patron at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines was arrested early Sunday after driving away from the venue while intoxicated, ...
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Take a peek at The Week in Pictures photo gallery for December 11-17, 2021 in the Chicago suburbs.Dec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Santa Claus makes more than one appearance in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for December 11-17, but there is a lot more to see, including teachers teaching, artists...
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Penny Road Pub to close Jan. 31, but there's hope for a returnDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Penny Road Pub, a live rock 'n' roll venue nestled among the trees of the Barrington area for nearly 50 years, will close its doors at the end of January. But Genera...
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Report details 'major failure' in Foxx's office's handling of first Smollett caseDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her top deputies repeatedly made procedural and ethical missteps as they mishandled the Jussie Smollett case, and then tried to...
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Task force begins work on alternate uses Route 53 extension corridorDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - The work of determining alternatives to a controversial road in the Route 53 corridor from Long Grove to Grayslake began Monday with a promise to hear all interests and ...
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Villa Park fires village manager days before ChristmasDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - The Villa Park board fired the village manager in a 4-3 decision at a specially called meeting Monday, just days before Christmas. The majority of trustees voted to term...
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Judge denies ivermectin treatment for Elgin couple in ICUDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - An Elgin couple remained in an intensive care unit in Elgin battling COVID-19 on Monday, days after a Kane County judge denied a motion to allow them to receive the cont...